Stormy weather to engulf the country on Monday

Thunderstorms are expected in various areas of the country whereas the upper regions have been forewarned of stormy weather coupled with snowfall on Monday.

According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, a spell of heavy showers from Sunday Night to Tuesday may increase the water level in rivers.

The forecast said that areas Including Murree, Galiyat, Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Mansehra, and Abbottabad might be at the risk of potential landslides.

Thunderstorms are likely in areas of Punjab including Islamabad, Jhelum, Attock, Chakwal, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura, Okara, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad, Sargodha, Khushab, Mianwali and Bhakkar.

Several areas in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are under the forecast for rain and thundershowers, including Chitral, Dir, Swat, Malakand, Shangla, Bunir, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Khyber, Mohmand, Bajaur, Peshawar, Mardan, Nowshera, Charsadda, Karam, Kohat, Hangu, Orakzai.

For most districts in the Balochistan province, partly cloudy conditions are expected. However, in Ziarat, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Musa Khel, Zhob, Kohlu, Barkhan, Quetta, Kech, Awaran, and Turbat, thunderstorms are likely.

Upper districts of the Sindh province are likely to have partly cloudy weather including Kashmore, Sukkur, Khairpur, Jacobabad, Dadu, Ghotki, Nawabshah, Sanghar, Hyderabad, and Larkana.

In Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, strong winds and thundershowers are expected along with snowfall in the mountainous areas.

Reporter: Rozina Ali